Driver involvement in overtaking

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Seriously why should drivers adjust the wings when the computers can do that actually efficient.
Or torque maps, or diff settings or brake bias or other B* that production car electronics have done for 10-20 years.

"People talk about technology trickledown," says British aerodynamicist Mark Handford. "But it's tosh, really. If you look at the spec sheet for an E-Class Mercedes, you'll find electronic stability control and next-generation antilock brakes and all sorts of other things that are illegal in Formula 1. It's so frustrating to have all this technology and not be able to use it.

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Seriously why should drivers adjust the wings when the computers can do that actually efficient.
Or torque maps, or diff settings or brake bias or other B* that production car electronics have done for 10-20 years.

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On that note... Overtaking is an art and we have seen how wrong it can go in the hands of the brightest sparks - Turkey Shoot, Spa Shunt etc. Add a Kers button to press and a wing lever to pull and we are on an express train to Shuntsville.

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That's a nonsense of an answer.
There is no World Drivers Championship, never was never will, just a marketing/PR nonsense for the gullible (from the days of the Great Depression), it's about the best team + car + driver combo (always was, always will be).

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The only thing I hark about the old days is the on track passing (when it actually happen), and innovation/ relevance (being a car fan and motorsport enthusiast and not a driver/personality worshiper), anything else can go/change .